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Aussies playing usual mind games, Ashwin dismisses Smith's comment on relevance of tour games
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Former captain and key batter, Steve Smith, is one of those who support this move not to have a tour match, claiming them to be "irrelevant" as the tourists usually get to play the Test matches on tracks that are completely opposite to those provided for tour games. He said that Australians would gain more training at the mini-camp.
ILT20: Breezy knocks by Md Waseem, Pollard take MI Emirates to playoffs
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Abu Dhabi Knight Riders' winless run continued after they let MI Emirates post 180 for 4 in 20 overs through some poor fielding and unimpressive bowling at the Zayed Cricket Stadium on Friday night. Dropping Waseem thrice, they let the high-scoring UAE opener flourish and hit 60 runs off 43 balls with six sixes and one boundary.
SAFF U-20 Women's Championship: Substitutes score three hat-tricks as India trounce Bhutan 12-0
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Messers Neha, Anita Kumari, and Lynda Kom, netted three goals each after coming off the bench, as the Young Tigresses completed the demolition job, one for which they have thoroughly trained in Chennai. India looked to get on the attack from the very first minute. looking to use their pacey wingers to get behind the Bhutanese defence.
Real Madrid trapped in injuries as fixtures mount up
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Central defender Eder Militao and striker Karim Benzema both had to limp out of their 2-0 win at home to Valencia on Thursday night. Militao, who has been in excellent form in recent weeks, went off in the first half, with what looked like a problem with his right abductor muscle, while Benzema asked to be changed after an hour of the game with another muscle issue.
ISL 2022-23: Silva special stuns Kerala Blasters FC as East Bengal FC register 1-0 win
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The Brazilian struck in the 77th minute as the Torch Bearers secured only their second win on home soil this season. East Bengal FC finished the game with ten men after Mobashir Rahman was sent off in the 94th minute.The hosts made four changes to their starting lineup.
KIYG 2022: Pole vaulter Dev Kumar sets junior national record, Maharashtra hold top spot
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Dev Kumar recorded a jump of 4.91m to break Rakesh Gond's previous national mark of 4.90m. However, that effort of his could not stop Maharashtra from holding on to the top spot in the medal tally at the end of day five on account of having more silvers. as both they and the hosts Madhya Pradesh tallied 14 golds at the end of the fifth day.
Thailand Masters 2023: India's campaign ends with Sai Praneeth's quarter-final loss
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World No 49 Praneeth, who has not been in the semi-finals of a BWF World Tour event since winning the bronze medal at the BWF world championships in 2019, led Li Shi Feng 15-10 in the first game. But, he lost 11 of the next 13 points to trail 1-0 in the match. Li Shi Feng, seeded sixth and world No. 23, led Praneeth by two points at the second break.
WPL: Gujarat Giants rope in Rachael Haynes, Nooshin Al Khadeer, Tushar Arothe for coaching roles
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Arothe, a former India women's team head coach, will be the batting coach of Gujarat Giants and Twining will be the team's fielding coach. The appointments come after legendary India cricketer Mithali Raj was appointed as the side's mentor and advisor on January 28.
Paris 2024 Olympic Torch Relay to begin in Marseille
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"In spring 2024, Marseille will have the honour and good fortune to be the first city to welcome the Olympic flame on French soil. The Belem, a majestic three-masted ship, will carry the flame across the Mediterranean Sea from Athens to Marseille, two cities closely connected by a shared history," the organisers said in a statement.
India rise to No. 3 in International Boxing Association's world boxing rankings
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The exceptional performances from its boxers saw India accumulate 36,300 ranking points, only behind Kazakhstan (48,100) and Uzbekistan (37,600). They have also surpassed top boxing powerhouse nations including countries like the USA and Cuba, which are ranked fourth and ninth respectively in the current standings.
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